Registration Now Open for Surfaces 2018
Las Vegas, NV, August 31, 2017—Registration is now open for The International Surface Event, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
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Architect Elisa Valero Ramos to Present at Cersaie
Bologna, SP, August 31, 2017—Spanish architect Elisa Valero Ramos will be one of the guests in the Cersaie 2017 “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural program and will speak at a conference to be held at 10:30 a.m. on September 28 in the Architecture Gallery (Gallery 21/22).
Mohawk to Sponsor Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Calhoun, GA, August 30, 2017—As an official supplier of the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, Mohawk Industries will be supporting some of the world’s most elite athletes as they gather September 9 to 10 in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the competition of their lives.
Emser Contributes to Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief
Los Angeles, CA, August 31, 2017—Emser Tile has arranged a company-wide donation program to support disaster relief in Houston and Southeast Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Q2 GDP Revised Up to 3% Growth in Second Estimate
Washington, DC, August 30, 2017—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0% in the second quarter of 2017, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
J+J Certified Zero Waste to Landfill for Third Consecutive Year
Dalton, GA, August 29, 2017—For the third consecutive year, J+J Flooring Group has been certified as a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) manufacturer by GreenCircle Certified, LLC, (GreenCircle) a prominent third-party certifier of environmental claims.
Non-Farm Employment Adds 237K Jobs in August
Roseland, NJ, August 30, 2017—Non-farm employment rose by 237,000 in August, according to the ADP National Employment Report.
Construction Firms Struggling to Fill Craft Positions, Says AGC
Arlington, VA, August 30, 2017—Seventy percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released by Autodesk and the Associated General Contractors of America.
MMFA Welcomes New Members
Bielefeld, DE, August 30, 2017—The MMFA—the Multilayer Modular Flooring Association, based in Bielefeld—is pleased to welcome new players to its network: Hymmen and Proline Systems.
NWFA Announces Details of Manufacturing Day
St. Louis, MO, August 30, 2017—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) is partnering with Middle Tennessee Lumber (MTL) for Manufacturing Day. The event will be held at MTL’s mill location in Burns, Tennessee on October 6.